diff --git a/ApplicationCode/CommandFileInterface/RicfCommandFileExecutor.cpp b/ApplicationCode/CommandFileInterface/RicfCommandFileExecutor.cpp
index bdef74898e..355a780ce0 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/CommandFileInterface/RicfCommandFileExecutor.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/CommandFileInterface/RicfCommandFileExecutor.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ void RicfCommandFileExecutor::executeCommands(QTextStream& stream)
             }
         }
 
+        for (auto fileCommand : fileCommands)
+        {
+            fileCommand->initAfterReadRecursively();
+        }
+
         executableCommands = RicfCommandFileExecutor::prepareFileCommandsForExecution(fileCommands);
     }